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waltky
10-28-2012, 02:02 AM
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on in Canada...
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Magnitude 7.7 quake strikes off western Canada
Oct 28,`12 -- A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada and a tsunami warning was issued, authorities said, but there were no immediate reports of major damage.


The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit the Queen Charlotte Islands just after 8 p.m. local time Saturday at a depth of about 3 miles (5 kilometers) and was centered 96 miles (155 kilometers) south of Masset, British Columbia. It was one of the biggest earthquakes around Canada in decades and was felt across a wide area around British Columbia.

The National Weather Service issued a tsunami warning for coastal areas of British Columbia, southern Alaska and Hawaii. The first wave of the small tsunami, about 4 inches (101.6 millimeters), hit the southeast Alaska coastal community of Craig.

Dennis Sinnott of the Canadian Institute of Ocean Science said a 69 centimeter (27 inch) wave was recorded off Langara Island on the northeast tip of Haida Gwaii, formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands. Another 55 centimeter (21 inch) wave hit Winter Harbour on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island. "It appears to be settling down," he said. "It does not mean we won't get another small wave coming through."

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center originally said there was no threat to the islands of Hawaii, but a warning was issued later Saturday and remains in effect until 7 p.m. Sunday. A small craft advisory is in effect until Sunday morning. The center says the first tsunami wave could hit the islands by about 10:30 p.m. local time.

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Canada earthquake rocks British Columbia islands
28 October 2012 - A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has rocked Canada's western province of British Columbia, but there are no immediate reports of damage.


The quake hit 125 miles (200km) south-west of Prince Rupert at a depth of 11 miles, said the US Geological Survey. It struck around 03:00 GMT and was followed by a 5.8 magnitude aftershock. Tsunami warnings were issued locally and for Hawaii. Initial waves prompted calls for precautionary measures on the Canadian and Alaskan coasts.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre had at first said it did not expect a threat beyond the immediate area. People in coastal areas of Canada's Haida Gwaii archipelago, formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, were reportedly being moved to higher ground as a precaution.

Urs Thomas, operator of the Golden Spruce hotel in Port Clements, close to the epicentre, said the initial quake lasted about three minutes. "It was a pretty good shock," he told Associated Press. "I looked at my boat outside. It was rocking. Everything was moving. My truck was moving." A resident of the mainland town of Prince Rupert, Grainne Barthe, told AP: "Everything was moving. It was crazy. I've felt earthquakes before but this was the biggest. It was nerve wracking. I thought we should be going under a table."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20113884

waltky
10-28-2012, 06:38 PM
possum got his lil surfboard out, headin' fer the beach...
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Hawaii hit by tsunami triggered by Canada quake
28 October 2012 - Dr Charles McCreery, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center: "It's mostly a marine threat now"


A tsunami triggered by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake thousands of miles away in Canada has hit the island chain of Hawaii, without causing major damage. Emergency sirens sounded to alert residents late on Saturday, and people were ordered out of of low-lying areas. The first waves were reported to be up to 2.5ft (76cm) in one area, but were generally smaller than expected. Hours later, the tsunami warning was downgraded and the state governor said Hawaii could count its blessings. Wave heights of three to six feet had been predicted in some areas. The quake struck 125 miles (200km) south-west of the Canadian town of Prince Rupert at a depth of 11 miles (18km), said the US Geological Survey.

While the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not initially expect a threat beyond the immediate area, it later warned that a tsunami had been generated "that could cause damage along the coastline of all islands in the state of Hawaii." The centre called for urgent action to protect lives and property. People living in areas considered to be at risk were urged to move to higher ground. First waves hit the archipelago, made up of hundreds of islands spread over some 1,500 miles, from around 22:30 local (08:30GMT). A senior scientist at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, Gerard Fryer, told journalists that while the tsunami had arrived as predicted, he had been "expecting it to be a little bigger."

A civil defence source tweeted that Wailoa Harbor on Hawaii island was reporting 4ft waves every six minutes. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said, in an announcement posted at 00:54 local, that the tsunami warning was cancelled. "Based on all available data, the tsunami threat has decreased and is now at the advisory level and not expected to increase. "Sea level changes and strong currents may still occur along all coasts that could be a hazard to swimmers and boaters as well as to persons near the shore at beaches and in harbours and marinas. The threat may continue for several hours," it said.

More http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20113884

Trinnity
10-28-2012, 07:51 PM
Must be the fracking. LOLOL

roadmaster
10-29-2012, 02:46 PM
If we get a big one because of our soil Canada will rock.

waltky
03-29-2016, 01:55 AM
Granny says, "Dat's right - it's the end times; flames, fire an' vapors o' smoke...
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Volcano in central Mexico spews mile-high ash column
March 28, 2016 -- Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano erupted over the weekend, spewing columns of ash up to a mile high.


The most significant of the low-intensity effects occurred on Saturday and Sunday. About 20 minutes worth of tremors were felt in the region, which is southeast of Mexico City.


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Mexico's National Center for Disaster Prevention has warned nearby residents to avoid the area, adding that low-level to intermediate-level explosive activity is expected. Falling ash may affect nearby towns.

The volcano is in the states of Puebla and Morelos, 43 miles southeast of Mexico City. A 7-mile exclusion zone has been declared around the volcano, which was relatively quiet Monday.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/03/28/Volcano-in-central-Mexico-spews-mile-high-ash-column/2061459182928/?spt=sec&or=tn

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Alaskan volcano spews ash 20,000 feet in the air
March 28, 2016 -- A volcano has erupted on the Alaskan Aleutian Islands, spewing hot ash 20,000 feet in the air and prompting aviation warnings, authorities said Sunday.


Pavlof Volcano, about 600 miles southwest of Anchorage, erupted at 4:18 p.m., the U.S. Geological Survey said. Tremors also occurred. The volcano "is one of the most consistently active volcanoes in the Aleutian arc," the agency said. Pavlof, about 4.4 miles in diameter, has had 40 known eruptions.

A previous eruption in 2012 spewed ash 27,000 feet, but the Pavlof has produced ash plumes as high as 49,000 feet the Alaska Volcano Observatory said. It's most recent eruption was Nov. 2014.


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Aviation warnings remain at their highest level as the volcano alert remained in effect until at least Monday morning, with ash moving north.

Meanwhile, south of the U.S. border, Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano erupted over the weekend, spewing columns of ash up to a mile high. A 7-mile exclusion zone has been declared around the volcano.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2016/03/28/Alaskan-volcano-spews-ash-20000-feet-in-the-air/4751459153216/?spt=mps&or=3&sn=tn_int

MisterVeritis
03-29-2016, 07:50 AM
I blame George Bush. And man-caused global warming. Or George Bush.

Don
03-29-2016, 12:27 PM
Gaia is angry!

waltky
04-15-2016, 11:10 PM
Vanatu hit by 2 earthquakes in one day...
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Vanuatu Coast struck by two strong earthquakes in one day
Saturday 16th April, 2016 - A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Pacific nation of Vanuatu, merely hours after another strong tremor was experienced in the same area.


The United States Geological Survey said that the first quake measured 6.5 struck at a depth of 10 kms, about 86 kms from the town of Port Orly. Reports said that there was a 6.0 magnitude foreshock about 9.5 hours before the quake and several aftershocks higher than magnitude 5 were experienced in the same area.


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The epicentre of the quake was said to be 135 kms, north-west of the town of Santo. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre have not issued any tsunami alert and no reports of damage or injuries were reported from the region. This is the fourth large temblor that has rocked the Pacific region over the last few days.

Vanuatu was last struck by a major earthquake measuring 7.1 magnitude in October 2015. Reports said that Vanuatu is part of the “Ring of Fire,” a zone of tectonic activity around the Pacific that is subject to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/243207255/vanuatu-coast-struck-by-two-strong-earthquakes-in-one-day

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Myanmar, India, China, Nepal affected by Asia’s second strong quake in a week
Thursday 14th April, 2016 - A second strong earthquake was reported from Asia in a single week after the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said that an earthquake measuring 7.0 struck Myanmar.


Merely days after a powerful earthquake rocked parts of South Asia, the earthquake in Myanmar is said to have had wide-spread effects in several parts of the region. USGS said that the 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck northwest Myanmar, 396 kms north northwest of the capital city Naypyidaw. The quake struck at a depth of 135 km and tremors were reportedly felt in India, Nepal, China, and Tibet.


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Reports also added that Germany’s Research Centre for Geosciences claimed the quake was recorded to be of 7.1 magnitude. Tremors were felt in India’s north-eastern cities Guwahati, Shillong, Kolkata and Patna. Metro train services in Kolkata and Delhi were affected for a short while and trains reportedly ran at a reduced speed after operations resumed.

The quake was also felt in Nepal and Kathmandu, along with Bhutan, Bangladesh, China and Tibet feeling strong tremors. There were no immediate reports of any casualties, but residents who rushed out in panic are said to have noticed several cracks on buildings in various cities that felt the tremors.

http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/243139963/myanmar-india-china-nepal-affected-by-asia-second-strong-quake-in-a-week

waltky
04-16-2016, 11:37 PM
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on...
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Large earthquake rocks Ecuador, kills 28
Sunday 17 April 2016 - Ecuador's strongest earthquake in decades, a 7.8 magnitude tremor, struck off the Pacific coast on Saturday, killing at least 28 people and causing "considerable damage" near the epicenter as well as in the largest city of Guayaquil. The Andean nation's government recommended people leave coastal areas over concern for rising tides.


Alarmed residents streamed into the streets of the highland capital Quito, hundreds of kilometers (miles) away, and other towns across the nation. "Based on preliminary information, there are 16 people dead in the city of Portoviejo, 10 in Manta and two in the province of Guayas," said Vice President Jorge Glas in a televised address. The country's Geophysics Institute in a bulletin described "considerable damage" in western coastal areas nearest the quake and in Guayaquil, without providing further details. The quake struck at around 8:00 p.m. (0100 GMT) at a depth of 20 km (12.4 miles).

President Rafael Correa cut short a trip to Italy to return home, urging Ecuadoreans via Twitter to keep their spirits up. Guayaquil's mayor Jaime Nebot, who was traveling in Spain, said on his Facebook page he would coordinate recovery operations from where he was. Official details on the damage to Guayaquil, a frequent departure point for foreign tourists visiting the Galapagos islands made famous by Charles Darwin, were slow to emerge.


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Social media pictures showed a collapsed bridge in the city and minor damage to the lobby of a hotel, as well as images of a collapsed air traffic control tower at an airport in the city of Manta. "I was in my house watching a movie and everything started to shake. I ran out into the street and now I don't know what's going to happen," said Lorena Cazares, 36, a telecommunications worker in Quito. Parts of the capital were without power or telephone service, with many communicating only via Whatsapp. Photos on social media showed cracks in the walls of shopping centers.

The capital's municipal government later said power had been restored and there were no reports of casualties in the city. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said tsunami waves reaching 0.3 to 1 meter (one to three feet) above tide level were possible for some coastal areas of Ecuador. State officials said the OPEC nation's oil production was not affected by the quake but that the principal refinery of Esmeraldas, located near the epicenter, had been halted as a precaution.

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Japan quake breaches the historic walls of 400-year old Kumamoto Castle
Sunday 17th April, 2016 - The deadly earthquakes that struck the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on Thursday and Saturday breached the walls of Kumamoto Castle which had previously withstood bombardment and fire in its four centuries of existence.


The fortification in the city of Kumamoto has stood as one of Kyushu's icons ever since it was built in 1607 by Kiyomasa Kato. He was a veteran military campaigner and feudal lord who took part in the reunification of Japan, which had been ravaged by a century of war. Television footage on Saturday showed a large section of the stone wall housing the castle collapsed in a dusty heap.

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan early on Saturday, killing at least 20 people, injuring more than 1,000 and trapping people in collapsed buildings, barely a day after Thursday's quake killed nine people in the same region. While the castle keep, which has so far withstood the series of quakes, is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, many of the stone walls are originals from the 17th century. Sections of the outer stone walls had already been damaged by Thursday's earthquake.

Long after advancements in firearms made such fortifications obsolete, the castle withstood artillery fire when it came under siege from a rebel samurai army during the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877. Much of the castle structure later burned down during the conflict, although the walls managed to stand firm. Now a popular tourist attraction, the castle's administrative office has closed the structure to the public. "Please do not go close to the stone walls as aftershocks continue," the office said on its Facebook page.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/japan-quake-breaches-the/2701596.html

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"Life is in limbo" after pair of deadly earthquakes in Japan
April 16, 2016 -- The wooden home barely withstood the first earthquake. An even stronger one the next night dealt what might have been the final blow -- if not to the house, then to the Tanaka family's peace of mind.


The Tanakas joined about 50 other residents of the southern Japanese town of Ozu who were planning to sleep in their cars at a public park Saturday after two nights of increasingly terrifying earthquakes that have killed at least 41 people and injured about 1,500, flattened houses and triggered major landslides. "I don't think we can go back there. Our life is in limbo," said 62-year-old Yoshiaki Tanaka, as other evacuees served rice balls for dinner. He, his wife and his 85-year-old mother fled their home after a magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck Saturday at 1:25 a.m., just 28 hours after a magnitude-6.5 quake hit the same area.

Army troops and other rescuers, using military helicopters to reach some stranded at a mountain resort, rushed Saturday to try to reach scores of trapped residents in hard-hit communities near Kumamoto, a city of 740,000 on the southwestern island of Kyushu. Heavy rain started falling Saturday night, threatening to complicate the relief operation and set off more mudslides. "Daytime today is the big test" for rescue efforts, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said early Saturday. Landslides had already cut off roads and destroyed bridges, slowing down rescuers.

Nearly 200,000 homes were without electricity, Japanese media reported, and an estimated 400,000 households were without running water. Kumamoto prefectural official Riho Tajima said that more than 200 houses and other buildings had been either destroyed or damaged, and that 91,000 people had evacuated from their homes. Hundreds of people lined up for rations at distribution points before nightfall, bracing for the rain and strong winds that were expected. Local stores quickly ran out of stock and shuttered their doors, and people said they were worried about running out of food.

MORE (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/life-in-limbo-after-pair-of-deadly-earthquakes-in-japan/)

waltky
04-17-2016, 02:27 AM
Shallow usually means a lot of movement felt at the surface...
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Powerful Earthquake Kills 77 in Ecuador
April 17, 2016 - The death toll from the powerful earthquake in Ecuador has risen to 77.


Vice President Jorge Glas says the toll is likely to rise as reports from around the country continue to come in. "It's very important that Ecuadorians remain calm during this emergency," Glas said. The U.S. Geological Survey says the shallow 7.8 magnitude quake struck late Saturday along the South American country's coast.

It was felt 170 kilometers away in Quito, the capital, where it knocked out electricity and cell phone coverage in several neighborhoods. Quito buildings swayed for about 40 seconds, causing people to rush into the streets. A bridge collapsed in the port city of Guayaquil.


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Police look at a car crushed under a collapsed overpass in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Saturday April 16, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along the country's coast, killing scores of people and causing damage hundreds of kilometers away from the epicenter in the capital and other major cities

In Manta, the airport was closed after the control tower was damaged. Glas says the national guard has been mobilized to maintain public order. A tsunami warning has been issued, but there were no immediate reports of waves.

President Rafael Correa was not in Ecuador at the time of the quake. He was in Rome after attending a Vatican conference Friday. He said the earliest he could return to Ecuador is Sunday afternoon.

http://www.voanews.com/content/powerful-earthquake-hits-ecuador-coast/3289171.html

waltky
04-18-2016, 02:54 PM
Ecuador quake death toll rises to 350...
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Ecuador earthquake: Death toll jumps as search continues
Mon, 18 Apr - The number of people killed in a powerful earthquake that struck Ecuador over the weekend has risen to about 350, the government says.


There have been desperate scenes as rescuers and family members searched for survivors, often with bare hands. Teams from Switzerland, Spain and several Latin American countries have arrived to join the search effort. More than 2,000 people were injured in the quake, Ecuador's most powerful in decades, which hit its Pacific coast. Earlier, President Rafael Correa warned that the death toll was likely to rise, and said there were still people alive under the rubble of collapsed buildings. He said it was the biggest tragedy to hit Ecuador in the past seven decades.


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President Correa visited some of the people affected by the disaster after cutting short a visit to Italy to return to his home country. "I fear that figure will go up because we keep on removing rubble," a shaken Mr Correa said in a televised address. "There are signs of life in the rubble, and that is being prioritised." The president warned that the quake will cost Ecuador billions of dollars. It comes at a time when the oil-producing country is already reeling from the slump in global crude prices.

Correspondents say that while the country's energy industry survived the quake mostly intact - the main refinery of Esmeraldas was closed as a precaution - exports of bananas, flowers, cocoa beans and fish could be delayed because of impassable roads and hold-ups at ports. Foreign Minister Guillaume Long praised those nations which had contributed to the rescue effort. He tweeted (in Spanish) that as many as 120 mobile rescue teams would be on the ground by Tuesday morning.

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In quake-devastated Ecuador, loss piles up amid the rubble
Apr 18,`16) -- It was supposed to be a family reunion to celebrate a young relative's start of college. But the gathering ended in tragedy when a collapsing building crushed 17-year-old Sayira Quinde, her mother, father and toddler brother in their rusting Chevy Blazer.


A grief-stricken aunt, Johana Estupinan, now is making the longest journey of her life in a funeral hearse to the town of Esmeraldas, where she will bury her loved ones and break the news of the loss to her sister's three now-orphaned children. As Ecuador digs out from its strongest earthquake in decades, tales of devastating loss are everywhere amid the rubble. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake left a trail of ruin along Ecuador's normally placid Pacific Ocean coast, buckling highways, knocking down an air traffic control tower and flattening homes and buildings. At least 350 people died, including two Canadians, and thousands are homeless. President Rafael Correa said early Monday that the death toll would "surely rise, and in a considerable way." "The Ecuadorean spirit knows how to move forward, and will know how to overcome these very difficult moments," Correa said.

Portoviejo, a provincial capital of nearly 300,000, was among the hardest hit, with the town's mayor reporting at least 100 deaths. The Quinde family drove there from their home hours north up the coast to drop off Sayira at Estupinan's house a week before she was to start classes at a public university on a scholarship to study medicine. "She was my favorite niece," Estupinan said, emotionally torn apart after waiting at the city's morgue for hours. "I thought I was getting a daughter for the six years it was going to take her to earn a degree." "I never thought my life would be destroyed in a minute," she added.


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Rubble from a collapsed building lays on the ground in Tarqui, the business district of Manta, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador's central coast on Saturday, killing hundreds.

Estupinan watched as her loved ones were loaded onto a truck-sized hearse for the nighttime drive, the three older ones in dark mahogany coffins and 8-month-old Matias in a casket painted white. "It was supposed to be a short moment of family happiness but it converted into a tragedy," she said. She hoped to bury her relatives in Esmeraldas on Monday, but devastation there is also severe and she worried about whether the hearse could make it along roads ripped apart by the quake.

The Saturday night quake knocked out power in many parts along the coast and some who fled to higher ground fearing a tsunami had no home to return to, or feared structures still standing might collapse. The country's Geophysics Institute said it recorded 230 aftershocks, some strong, as of Sunday night. In the hardest hit towns and fishing villages, nearly all buildings were flattened.

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waltky
04-19-2016, 11:09 PM
Wonder if it's related to the earthquake in Ecuador?...
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Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano erupts 5 times after quiet week
April 19, 2016 Mexico's - Popocatépetl volcano erupted on Monday, launching ash and burning rocks into the air and showering the city of Puebla with hot ashes. At least five eruptions were reported.


The historic city of Puebla, which lies 25 miles east of Popocatépetl in central Mexico, was covered in ash, forcing the airport to close.

Volcanic activity has increased in the past month at Popocatépetl, about 43 miles southeast of Mexico City. But activity had decreased for nearly a week before Monday's eruptions. There were eight eruptions recorded in Popocatépetl in the week prior to Monday, but there were 31 eruptions in the six days prior to that week.


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The environmental alert level was raised in March to the second degree out of three, meaning nearby residents should be prepared to evacuate. The alert level was not raised after Monday's eruption, which saw no accompanying tremors.

Officials have warned nearby residents to avoid the area, adding that low-level to intermediate-level explosive activity is expected.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/04/19/Mexicos-Popocatpetl-volcano-erupts-5-times-after-quiet-week/7531461075295/?spt=sec&or=tn

waltky
04-21-2016, 04:19 AM
Ecuador to tax rich to fund quake relief...
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Ecuador quake: Millionaires to be taxed more to pay for relief
Thu, 21 Apr 2016 - Ecuador's President introduces new measures to pay for rebuilding after Saturday's earthquake, including a one-off tax on millionaires.


At least 570 people are now known have died after the magnitude-7.8 quake. The cost of rebuilding could be as high as $3bn (£2.1bn), President Rafael Correa said. Even before the earthquake struck, the World Bank had predicted Ecuador's economy would shrink by as much as 2.0% this year. Oil-rich Ecuador has suffered because of falling oil prices in recent months. Left-leaning President Correa said all levels of society would be expected to contribute to rebuilding funds, even if they did not live in the worst-hit Pacific region.

Among the measures he announced in a televised address late on Wednesday:

* The sales tax is to be increased from 12% to 14% for one year only;
* People with more than $1m in assets is to pay a one-time sum equivalent to 0.9% of their wealth;
* Anyone who earns more than $1,000 a month is to pay the equivalent of one day's pay; anyone getting more than $2,000 pays two days and so on, up to $5,000 a month and five days' worth
* Unspecified state assets to be sold

"Society is built with institutionalised commitment, with organised collective action," Mr Correa said. "This is how a modern society responds to this kind of disaster and the way each Ecuadorian, within his ability, contributes to the recovery of his own motherland."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-36098633

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Ecuador: As death toll nears 500, rescuers fighting against clock to uncover more survivors
April 19, 2016 -- Search and rescue teams in Ecuador are intensifying efforts to find survivors amid the rising death toll from the recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake, which is expected to keep growing.


At least 480 people died in Saturday's earthquake, officials said Tuesday, and another 2,500 were injured. The toll is expected to rise again, as more than 1,700 are still missing. In Manta, rescuers are searching the rubble of a three-story hotel where 30 people were staying when the quake struck. A dozen have been pulled out alive, so far. Three people were also pulled from a flattened shopping center there on Tuesday. One of the survivors told emergency personnel there may be as many as 20 more buried beneath the wreckage. "She's my only sister, my older sister, and we hope she's still alive," a 16-year-old girl told CBS News of her missing sister.


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Peruvian rescuers look for survivors of an earthquake in the Tarqui Neigborhood in Manta, Ecuador on Monday. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 480 people

Vinicio Alvarado, head of Ecuador's labor department, warned that volunteers attempting to help may also become endangered if they are not properly supplied and supported. More than 13,500 emergency workers have already been deployed; about 400 have come from neighboring South American countries. Countries that have sent rescuers and aid include Mexico, Spain, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela and Peru. The United Nations said it was preparing a major aid drop-off, and the European Union said it released more than $1 million in humanitarian aid to help those affected. About 200 people died in coastal Manabi province, the most affected area. Six of Ecuador's 24 provinces are under a state of emergency.


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Peruvian rescuers look for survivors of an earthquake in the Tarqui neighborhood in Manta, Ecuador, on Monday. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed at least 480 people and rescuers are escalating efforts to find and save people who may be trapped in rubble.

Aftershocks have been felt in Ecuador for days. One aftershock measured 5.1 magnitude. Some families are sleeping out in the streets because they fear additional devastating aftershocks might topple more buildings. Ecuador's interior ministry has closed nightclubs in affected areas and the national soccer federation has suspended the Ecuadorian championship tournament until further notice.

Rebuilding after the devastating earthquake will cost billions of dollars, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said this week. Alvarado said his agency will gather a "package of economic measures" to properly bring relief to affected areas. President Barack Obama spoke to Correa by telephone Tuesday to relay condolences from the United States, which has a disaster assistance team on the ground in Ecuador.

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waltky
04-22-2016, 04:14 AM
Strong aftershock hits Ecuador...
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Strong quake hits disaster-stricken Ecuador
Thu Apr 21, 2016 - A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude struck off Ecuador's disaster-stricken coast on Thursday, as survivors of an earlier deadly quake that killed 587 people clamored for food, water and medicine in parts of the disaster zone.


The latest quake hit about 100 km (62 miles) north-northwest of Portoviejo and at a depth of 10 km (six miles), said the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage and there was no tsunami warning. President Rafael Correa said on Twitter that three aftershocks were registered on Thursday night, adding "have strength!". Saturday's deadly quake was a massive 7.8 magnitude. "We're trying to survive. We need food," said Galo Garcia, a 65-year-old lawyer as he waited in line for water from a truck in beachside village of San Jacinto. "There's nothing in the shops. We're eating the vegetables we grow." A crowd nearby chanted, "We want food."


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An aerial view is seen of Pedernales, after an earthquake struck off Ecuador's Pacific coast.

Correa's socialist government, facing a mammoth rebuilding task at a time of greatly reduced oil revenues in the OPEC nation, said there was no lack of supplies, just problems with distribution that should be quickly resolved. The government quickly moved supplies to the main towns and set up shelters for more than 25,000 people in soccer stadiums and airports, but shattered roads have impeded the operation. On streets near Pedernales, one of the worst-hit towns, children from rural areas held signs begging for food. Many people left villages to seek help, and those who stayed behind felt the pinch. "All of us here have been marginalized. The others are receiving things, but we're not," said Darwin Gachila, 33, as he cradled his baby daughter, flanked by his wife and two other children in the small village of Cojimies.


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A woman receives donations from volunteers in Manta, after an earthquake struck off Ecuador's Pacific coast

A government official at a food storage point outside the town of Pedernales asked a supplicant, Jose Gregorio Basulor, 55, to stay calm. "I can be patient but not the children!" he shouted back. "They are crying." Interior Minister Jose Serrano, speaking from an aid convoy nearby, stressed that the government was focusing on house-by-house distribution to ensure no one was overlooked.

RECONSTRUCTION (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ecuador-quake-idUSKCN0XI26F)

waltky
04-23-2016, 10:58 PM
Ecuador earthquake toll rises to 646
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Ecuador declares national mourning as quake death toll rises to 646
Sat, 23 Apr 2016 - A week after Ecuador's devastating earthquake, President Rafael Correa announces eight days of national mourning as death toll rises to 646.


President Correa said that another 130 people were still missing. He announced eight days of national mourning for the victims of the worst tragedy to hit the South American nation in decades. The 7.8 magnitude quake struck off the Ecuadorean coast on 16 April, injuring thousands and destroying many towns.


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Residents in the Ecuadorean town of Pedernales

'National tragedy'

"These have been sad days for the homeland. The country is in crisis," Mr Correa said on his weekly Saturday television broadcast. Mr Correa praised the 27 countries who sent rescue teams over the past week and said that 113 people had been rescued alive from the rubble. "This is an amazing figure, which made all this effort worthwhile," he added. Mr Correa also announced that "in the next few hours" he would sign a decree declaring eight days of national mourning. "It has been a national tragedy, but we will recover," said Mr Correa. More than 12,000 people were treated over the past week across the country for injuries caused by the earthquake, said Mr Correa. Foreign nationals from the UK, Ireland, Canada, Colombia, Cuba and the Dominican Republic have been confirmed among the dead.

Rebuilding costs

Major international and aid organisations, including the World Food Programme, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR), Oxfam and Save the Children have sent help. The cost of rebuilding could be up to $3bn (£2.1bn), President Rafael Correa said during a visit to the worst-affected region. The World Bank has agreed to lend $150m (£105m) to help Ecuador cope with the financial costs of the quake. The tragedy comes at a time when the oil-producing country is already reeling from the slump in global crude prices. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake had struck at a fairly shallow depth of 19.2km (12 miles), about 27km (17 miles) from Muisne in a sparsely populated area.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-36122648

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Ecuador Death Toll Rises to 654, Over 100 Rescued
Apr 23 2016 — The death toll from Ecuador's devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake last week has risen to 654 people, the country's emergency management authority said on Saturday.


Last Saturday's quake, the worst in nearly seven decades, injured around 16,600 people and left 58 missing along the country's ravaged Pacific coast. One hundred and thirteen people were rescued from damaged buildings. "These have been sad days for the homeland," President Rafael Correa said during his weekly television broadcast earlier on Saturday. "The country is in crisis." Several strong tremors and more than 700 aftershocks have continued to shake the country since the major quake, sparking momentary panic but little additional damage. Tremors are expected to continue for several weeks.

With close to 7,000 buildings destroyed, more than 25,000 people were living in shelters. Some 14,000 security personnel were keeping order in quake-hit areas, with only sporadic looting reported. Survivors in the quake zone were receiving food, water and medicine from the government and scores of foreign aid workers, although Correa has acknowledged that bad roads delayed aid reaching some communities.


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A man recovers cables to recycle, amid the debris of a destroyed building one week after the devastating earthquake in Pedernales, Ecuador

Correa's leftist government, facing mammoth rebuilding at a time of greatly reduced oil revenues for the OPEC country, has said it would temporarily increase some taxes, offer assets for sale and possibly issue bonds abroad to fund reconstruction. Congress will begin debate on the tax proposal on Tuesday.

Correa has estimated damage at $2 billion to $3 billion. Lower oil revenue has already left the country of 16 million people facing near-zero growth and lower investment. The country's private banking association said on Saturday its member banks would defer payments on credit cards, loans and mortgages for clients in the quake zone for three months, to help reconstruction efforts.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ecuador-death-toll-rises-654-over-100-rescued-n561131

waltky
05-22-2016, 02:52 AM
Flames n' fire, an' vapors of smoke...
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Volcano erupts in western Indonesia, killing 6 people
Sunday, May 22, 2016 — Rescuers have found more bodies after a volcano erupted in western Indonesia, raising the death toll to six, an official said Sunday.


Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province blasted volcanic ash as high as 3 kilometers (2 miles) into the sky on Saturday, said National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. He said ash tumbled down the slopes as far as 4.5 kilometers (3 miles) westward into a river. All the victims of Saturday's eruption were working on their farms in the village of Gamber, about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) away from the slope, or within the danger area.


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Rescuers rush to help villagers to evacuate their homes following the eruption of Mt. Sinabung in Gamber village, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Photos taken on Sunday showed evidence of pyroclastic flows, a fast-moving cloud of hot volcanic gases, rocks and ash, in the village. Dead and injured animals lie on the ground, around them scorched homes and smoky vegetation. Soldiers were setting up roadblocks and people were carrying their belongings and leading farm animals to safety. Nugroho said soldiers, police, and rescuers from disaster combatting agencies, as well as volunteers and villagers, were searching for more possible victims.

The mountain had been dormant for four centuries before reviving in 2010, killing two people. An eruption in 2014 killed 16 people. Mount Sinabung is among more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia, which is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.

http://www.timesunion.com/news/world/article/Volcano-erupts-in-western-Indonesia-killing-6-7936832.php

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Volcano ash covers Costa Rica towns
Sat, 21 May 2016 - A volcano erupts in central Costa Rica, belching smoke and ash up to 3,000m (9,840ft) into the air and choking nearby communities.


Hundreds of people have gone to hospital, complaining of breathing difficulties and skin problems. Some schools were shut and some flights into the country cancelled or diverted.

People in the capital San Jose, about 45km (30 miles) west of the Turrialba volcano, said layers of ash had coated buildings and cars and there was a fierce smell of sulphur.


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Smoke rises from the Turrialba volcano.

Costa Rica's National Emergencies Commission has advised people to wear masks and tight clothing to protect their lungs and skin. "It seems to me to be the strongest (Turrialba) eruption in the past six years," volcanologist Gino Gonzalez told reporters. Costa Rica is home to dozens of volcanoes, but most of them are dormant.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-36348904

waltky
09-01-2016, 02:22 AM
Popocatépetl erupts causing 3 magnitude earthquake...
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Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano eruption causes 3-magnitude earthquake
Aug. 31, 2016 -- Mexico's National Center for Disaster Prevention on Wednesday said an eruption at the Popocatépetl volcano caused a 3-magnitude earthquake.


The temblor occurred at 1:11 p.m. Tuesday. The epicenter was in the southeast section of the volcano. "These earthquakes are part of a swarm or train of volcano tectonic earthquakes that began last Monday," the disaster prevention center, or CENAPRED, said in Wednesday's statement. "At the time of this report there have been counted 366 of these earthquakes."


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Popocatépetl is about 43 miles southeast of Mexico City. CENAPRED in March raised the environmental alert level to the second degree out of three, meaning nearby residents should be prepared to evacuate.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/08/31/Mexicos-Popocatpetl-volcano-eruption-causes-3-magnitude-earthquake/5581472663648/?spt=sec&or=tn

waltky
05-20-2017, 10:41 PM
Popocatépetl spews lava fragments more than half a mile away from its crater...
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Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano spews lava fragments
May 19, 2017 -- Mexico's National Center for Disaster Prevention said the Popocatépetl volcano launched incandescent lava fragments more than half a mile away from its crater.


The disaster prevention center, or CENAPRED, on Thursday said Popocatépetl erupted 19 times in the prior 24 hours, had 82 volcanic plumes and had five volcano tectonic earthquakes -- measuring in magnitudes 1.5, 1.6, 1.5, 1.4 and 1.3 , respectively.

CENAPRED also said it recorded 20 minutes of a low-amplitude harmonic tremor, as well as a plume mostly of water vapor and gas with low ash content that lasted nearly three hours and rose up to 1.2 miles.

Popocatépetl was dormant for decades before it erupted in 1994. Since then, minor volcanic activity have been part of daily life for residents living in nearby towns.

Popocatépetl is about 43 miles southeast of Mexico City. Nearby residents are under CENAPRED's Yellow Alert Phase Two -- the medium warning prior to the Red Alert, which usually prompts evacuations.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/05/19/Mexicos-Popocatpetl-volcano-spews-lava-fragments/3431495198134/?utm_source=sec&utm_campaign=sl&utm_medium=18

waltky
09-11-2017, 01:35 AM
Can we afford to with the damage of two hurricanes?...
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Will the U.S. help after Mexico's most powerful earthquake in a century?
September 8, 2017 • In the short time between the immense flooding in Texas wrought by Hurricane Harvey and the destruction to come in Florida wrought by Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful earthquakes in Mexico's history rocked the country.


Mexico City, more than 600 miles away, shook amid the tremors. The death toll has surpassed 30 and continues to climb as Mexico, too, prepares for a hurricane — Katia, Category 2, expected to slam into Mexico's east coast on Saturday. The Mexican government will stretch itself as it tries to ensure the safety of its citizens, and it's perhaps worth wondering whether its neighboring government to the north will lend a hand. The United States, as noted earlier, is handling the aftermath of one unprecedented disaster (Harvey) while trying to ready itself for yet another potentially unprecedented disaster (Irma). It, too, will stretch itself ying to ensure the safety of its citizens.

But in the wake of Harvey's catastrophic flooding, the Mexican government offered its assistance to Texas even while President Donald Trump again insisted Mexico would pay for his wall along the border between the two countries. On Aug. 27, the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations office released a statement rebuking Trump, but concluded by offering help to anyone in the U.S. reeling from Harvey: "The Government of Mexico takes this opportunity to express its full solidarity with the people and government of the United States for the damages caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas, and reports that we have offered the US government all the help and cooperation that can be provided by the different Mexican government agencies to deal with the impacts of this natural disaster, as must good neighbors in times of difficulty."


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The Mexican government, in contact with the State Department and the government of Texas, reportedly offered to help residents affected by Harvey in the same way the nation's government helped victims of Hurricane Katrina, which rocked Louisiana and other states in 2005. Texas Governor Greg Abbott accepted the offer. Following Katrina, Mexican soldiers found themselves on U.S. soil for the first time in more than 150 years. They stayed for three weeks in Louisiana and Mississippi, according to The Washington Post, where they delivered about 184,000 tons of supplies, and around 170,000 meals.

A State Department spokesperson wrote in an email that Mexico hasn't requested aid following the earthquake, but that the U.S. government is "in close contact with Mexican authorities as we monitor the situation." "In addition to Mexico, we are monitoring the situation in Guatemala and El Salvador closely regarding earthquake and tsunami-related impacts," the spokesperson wrote. Trump has so far not publicly spoken about potential aid to Mexico, and, yes, that means no tweets, either. President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto, however, tweeted his thanks to friendly nations and leaders for their solidarity and support. Maybe that tweet is genuine. Maybe it's a subtweet. Maybe both.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-help-mexico-apos-most-231608450.html

stjames1_53
09-11-2017, 12:54 PM
Can we afford to with the damage of two hurricanes?...
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Will the U.S. help after Mexico's most powerful earthquake in a century?
September 8, 2017 • In the short time between the immense flooding in Texas wrought by Hurricane Harvey and the destruction to come in Florida wrought by Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful earthquakes in Mexico's history rocked the country.

some how, some way, Gore will connect this to man-made climate change/global warming.
The changes of the earth is still a work-in-progress. Man must suffer under it, because there's no other choice
Whenever there's events such as this, it is hard to imagine the cost of recovery.
The banks are going to get richer............

stjames1_53
09-11-2017, 01:05 PM
Wonder if it's related to the earthquake in Ecuador?...
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Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano erupts 5 times after quiet week
April 19, 2016 Mexico's - Popocatépetl volcano erupted on Monday, launching ash and burning rocks into the air and showering the city of Puebla with hot ashes. At least five eruptions were reported.

From what I understand, it is entirely possible. Most volcanoes run parallel to fault lines. Most eruptions are preceded with seismic activity. Some are small, some, not so much.

waltky
09-12-2017, 07:41 PM
Quake Pitches Past Into Present...
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Quake Pitches Past Into Present in Scarred Mexico City District
Sept. 12, 2017) - The powerful earthquake that rocked Mexico City last week had terrifying echoes of a more deadly 1985 shock in one housing project, raising tough questions about how ready one of the world's largest cities is for a major catastrophe.


At its epicenter, Thursday's 8.1 magnitude quake was stronger than the disaster three decades ago that killed at least 5,000 people in Mexico City, toppling two tower blocks in the historic central neighborhood of Tlatelolco. Mexico City has made major advances since then, with regular earthquake simulations, improved building regulations, and seismic alarms designed to sound long enough before the shock to give residents time to flee. Nearly 100 people are known to have died in the latest quake, none of them in the capital. Yet experts noted the tremor's epicenter was further from Mexico City and two times deeper than in 1985, and warned it would be wrong to assume the capital could now rest easy. Such caution was palpable in Tlatelolco.

Antonio Fonseca, 66, a longtime resident who witnessed the 1985 collapse of the tower blocks in the Nuevo Leon housing complex that killed at least 200 people, said memories of the event sparked panic attacks in the neighborhood when the quake rolled through the city on Thursday. "I'm quite sure that these buildings are very well reinforced," said Fonseca, a local history expert. "But there are many people who are still wary." When the ground began shaking in September 1985, local workers laughed it off at first, continuing with breakfast. Nobody believed Fonseca when he told them Nuevo Leon had fallen, he recalled. Later, Fonseca saw a group of children in the neighborhood's central Plaza de las Tres Culturas who had been waiting for the school bus, their uniforms caked in white dust from the building's collapse.

This time around, residents feared the worst. Streets filled across the city when the quake hit near midnight. Crying and praying, hundreds descended onto the plaza and some stayed for hours, questioning whether it was safe to return home. Minerva de la Paz Uribe, a retiree living on the plaza, was unable to evacuate with her father, who turned 104 the next day. She watched from her window as neighbors scrambled to escape. "People leave running with their dogs. They leave screaming. Are we prepared? No, no, we're not prepared," she said, as a group of friends on the plaza murmured in agreement.

Some 30 buildings in Tlatelolco were rebuilt after the 1985 disaster and a dozen were demolished. Mexico's new skyscrapers include hydraulic shock absorbers and deep foundations. But such safety features are less prevalent in much of the sprawling periphery, which is filled with cheap cinderblock homes like the buildings that collapsed on Thursday in the southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas near the epicenter.

CRITICISM OF GOVERNMENT (https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-09-12/quake-pitches-past-into-present-in-scarred-mexico-city-district)

waltky
09-12-2017, 11:59 PM
Mexican government said it could no longer offer aid to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas...
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After deadly earthquake, Mexico says it can't help Texas recovery
Sept. 12, 2017 -- After a devastating earthquake in Mexico killed more than 90 people last week, the Mexican government said Monday it could no longer offer aid to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas.


Shortly after the hurricane struck the Houston area and the magnitude of destruction was beginning to be realized, Mexico offered an array of services to help with the recovery, including medical teams, helicopters, even troops. And Texas Gov. Greg Abbott accepted some assistance in the form of mobile kitchens. But after last week's earthquake, which was more than 8.0 on the Richter Scale, the Mexican government decided it would need to spend its resources on its own natural disaster.


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A woman tries to clean up in the aftermath of an earthquake in Juchitan Municipality, Oaxaca State, Mexico, after Thursday's deadly earthquake. On Monday, the Mexican government said it can no longer aid Texas' recovery because it would need every resource to help its own citizens.

According to the latest death toll, 96 people lost their lives in the earthquake and more than 2.5 million people were estimated to be affected by the damage. "Given these circumstance, the Mexican government will channel all available logistical support to serve the families and communities affected in the national territory," the Mexican foreign ministry said Monday, according to the Guardian.

Abbott said he understood the reasoning for the decision. "We are grateful for Mexico's offer of assistance in the aftermath of Harvey, and fully understand and support the decision to redirect their resources back home in the wake of this deadly earthquake," said Abbott's spokesman, John Wittman, according to the Dallas Morning News.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/09/11/After-deadly-earthquake-Mexico-says-it-cant-help-Texas-recovery/5951505185093/?utm_source=upi&utm_campaign=mp&utm_medium=1

jimmyz
09-13-2017, 12:19 AM
Meh..... our poor couins needing help has been a 150 years proposition. Good on the USA and you are welcome Mexico.

waltky
09-19-2017, 11:52 PM
Dey keep comin' across the border an' Granny gonna put another hex on `em...
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2 devastating earthquakes have hit Mexico in as many weeks. Here’s why.
September 19, 2017 - A powerful earthquake shook Mexico City Tuesday afternoon, crumbling buildings in the nation’s capitol. The event comes 11 days after the most powerful earthquake to hit the nation in decades killed around 100 people and destroyed more than 45,000 homes.


What happened? The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 7.1 quake struck near the town of Raboso in Puebla, approximately 76 miles southeast of Mexico City, at a depth of 35 miles. This USGS reading is preliminary, but Mexico’s National Seismological Service released similar numbers for the earthquake’s strength. A USGS official told the Associated Press that Tuesday’s earthquake was not an aftershock of the disaster that struck near Chiapas on Sept. 8, due to the large distance between the two events.

Damage report: By Tuesday evening, 149 people had died from the earthquake, according to the AP, which didn’t provide a breakdown by region. The governor of Morelos, a state in central Mexico, said earlier in the day 42 people died there, while eight more deaths were reported in Mexico State, which borders Mexico City. The interior department of Puebla, where the quake hit, reported 11 deaths. Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said at least 20 buildings had collapsed, with reports of people being trapped inside. Social media posts from Mexico City show cracked facades and toppled buildings in populated areas, as locals fill the streets. Gerardo Lazos, a journalist with Patito Television, filmed his home in Mexico City shaking during the quake. But the event likely caused devastation throughout much of central Mexico.


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Damages are seen after an earthquake hit in Mexico City, Mexico

Why so many quakes in Mexico? Mexico is part of the Ring of Fire, the rim where the tectonic plates of the Pacific Basin jam into those propping up North America, South America and Asia. The Ring of Fire accounts f or 90 percent of the planet’s earthquakes. But Mexico is especially seismic because it sits on three giant tectonic plates. Moreover, the nearby oceanic crust — the Cocos plate — is denser than the landmass carrying the central portion of the country. As the two plates collide, Mexico’s softer earth crumples, which explains why mountain ranges line the eastern part of the nation.

The Chiapas earthquake in early September also struck an area that seismologists have been watching closely for several years, as Lizzie Wade explained in Science Magazine: The epicenter of the quake, which struck just before midnight local time, was just southeast of the Tehuantepec gap, a 125-kilometer-long stretch of Mexico’s Pacific coast that has been seismically silent since record-keeping began more than a century ago. All along that coast, the ocean’s tectonic plates meet the continental North American plate and are forced underneath it. Violent earthquakes mark the release of built-up pressure between the grinding plates. But the ruptures have somehow avoided the Tehuantepec gap and the Guerrero gap, more than 500 kilometers to the northwest.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2-devastating-earthquakes-hit-mexico-many-weeks-heres/

stjames1_53
09-20-2017, 07:26 AM
Dey keep comin' across the border an' Granny gonna put another hex on `em...
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2 devastating earthquakes have hit Mexico in as many weeks. Here’s why.
September 19, 2017 - A powerful earthquake shook Mexico City Tuesday afternoon, crumbling buildings in the nation’s capitol. The event comes 11 days after the most powerful earthquake to hit the nation in decades killed around 100 people and destroyed more than 45,000 homes.

The plates are shifting again. This has happened before and it will happen again. The larger the population, the greater the loss. Expect more volcanic activity

stjames1_53
09-21-2017, 06:15 AM
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck Japan 175 miles from the Fukushima nuclear plant
Erin Brodwin,Business Insider

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Less than 24 hours after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake pummeled Mexico City (http://hsrd.yahoo.com/RV=1/RE=1507201481/RH=aHNyZC55YWhvby5jb20-/RB=/RU=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5idXNpbmVzc2luc2lkZXIuY29tL2FwLWE tbWFqb3ItZWFydGhxdWFrZS1zaGFrZXMtbWV4aWNvLWNpdHktM jAxNy05AA--/RS=^ADATBxOfEVaPGadMZDjQWK5r4qu8UY-), another tremor has occurred off the east coast of Japan.The 6.1-magnitude quake struck roughly 175 miles east of the shuttered Fukushima nuclear plant at roughly 2:30 a.m. local time, according to the US Geological Survey (https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000arxv#executive). Its hypocenter — the underwater locus of the quake — happened at a depth of about 6 miles.

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(A map of the tectonic plate forces that subject Japan to earthquakes.USGS)
Like Mexico, Japan is located in what is considered an active earthquake region (http://hsrd.yahoo.com/RV=1/RE=1507201481/RH=aHNyZC55YWhvby5jb20-/RB=/RU=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5idXNpbmVzc2luc2lkZXIuY29tL21leGl jby1lYXJ0aHF1YWtlcy13aHktc2NpZW5jZS0yMDE3LTkA/RS=^ADAu92hZdXET9svXiG5pqQInbYH7S0-).
The country is influenced by the slipping and sliding of several of Earth's tectonic plates, including the North America plate, Pacific plate, Philippine Sea plate, and Eurasia plate. Whenever these pieces of crust grind or butt up against one another, earthquakes happen.
Over the past century, Japan has been struck by nine severe earthquakes, each of which killed more than 1,000 people.

Part of the problem is the country's high population density, which can make even shallow temblors a serious risk (https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000arxv#region-info).
In 1995, an earthquake along the Japan Median Tectonic Line near Kobe lead to more than 5,000 deaths.
More recently, the magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake in 2011 killed more than 20,000 people after it triggered a tsunami that generated powerful waves up to 133 feet tall. That earthquake occurred just 43 miles east of inhabited land and its underwater hypocenter was close to three times as deep.
As of 4:45 p.m. ET, there have been no reports of damage or tsunami warnings from USGS or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/6-1-magnitude-earthquake-struck-181500254.html

AS I was saying, cause and affect. Expect more.............
Let Al Gore explain this one and blame it on MMGW.........
this ball of dirt has been changing and will continue to do so, with or without Man. One doesn't usually look too far ahead to see what's coming. More earthquakes, more volcanic activity............
Some scientists already know that the constant shifting of climate/weather is part of the natural processes of the planet. Others demand tribute to continue their ninny research of discovering ways to make it stop.

waltky
09-22-2017, 02:35 AM
Quake collapses school in Mexico City...
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21 children dead, dozens missing after quake collapses school in Mexico City
Sept. 20, 2017 -- Rescue teams frantically sifted through debris of a flattened schoolhouse in Mexico City Wednesday, in a race to find dozens of children who remain unaccounted for, just hours after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit.


At least 21 children and four adults have been reported dead after the Enrique Rebsamen primary and secondary school collapsed from the quake. But Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said there could be 30 more people, mostly children, trapped under the debris. But there is still hope lives will be saved. Wednesday night, El Universal reported that five people were found alive in the rubble. The night before, eleven people were saved. A young boy who was attending the school described the moments when the earthquake hit to NBC News. "I was in my English class and the ground started to vibrate. I said it was shaking because no alarm went off. I said it was shaking and we all went down quickly," he said. " And that's when I made the nest decision of my life, which was not to go to the left, which is where where everything fell first. I went to the right with my friends and we were going down the stairs. The powerful quake struck Tuesday afternoon in Chiautla de Tapia, a small town in Puebla state 80 miles south of Mexico City, the U.S. Geological Survey said.


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Rescue workers search in the debris of collapsed buildings in Mexico City, Mexico, on Wednesday, a day after a powerful 7.1 earthquake that struck central Mexico.

A volunteer rescue worker, Pedro Searrano, said sounds could be heard from the building as he and other rescuers worked. It was unknown if they were cries from those trapped or sounds of rubble shifting. Officials said the death toll was raised to 225 on Wednesday afternoon -- at least 94 in Mexico City alone. Twelve were found dead in the state of Mexico, 732 died in Moralos, 43 in Puebla, four in Guerrero and one in Oaxaca. In the autonomous district comprising Mexico City, officials said at least 800 people were injured. At least 44 buildings in Mexico City were destroyed. Mexico is still recovering from an 8.1-magnitude earthquake less than two weeks ago -- but while Tuesday's earthquake was less severe, it occurred in a more densely populated area of Mexico.

U.S. President Donald Trump, who has clashed with Pena Nieto over border issues, said in a Twitter message, "God bless the people of Mexico City. We are with you and will be there for you." Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said his state would "offer any support to aid Mexico," and a spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that "the United Nations stands ready to assist." Incidentally, the quake happened just hours after an annual earthquake drill in the Mexican capital -- which was implemented after a devastating 8.0 quake hit Mexico City on the exact same day, Sept. 19, in 1985. It killed more than 6,000 people. Mexico was also hit by Hurricane Katia earlier this month, and the Popocateptl volcano, southeast of Mexico City, vented a large cloud of ash on Tuesday.

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All children at collapsed Mexican school accounted for
Sept. 21, 2017 -- All children who were in a schoolhouse in Mexico City when it collapsed during an earthquake earlier this week have been accounted for, a Mexican navy official said Thursday.


Rescuers had been searching the Colegio Enrique Rebsamen school since shortly after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck on Tuesday afternoon. Adm. Jose Luis Vergara told Foro TV on Thursday that they believed at least one girl was trapped alive in the rubble. But later Thursday, Angel Enrique Sarmiento, sub-secretary of the Mexican navy, said there were no children remaining in the rubble. "We are certain that all the children either passed away, are in local hospitals, or are safe and sound in their houses," he told reporters. Nineteen children and six adults died in the crushed school.

Sarmiento said he's unsure how people came to believe a 12-year-old girl was trapped, but authorities now believe an adult woman is alive under the rubble. Rescuers are attempting to extricate her. "We want to stress, this story about a girl whose name was out in [news casts], we've never had any knowledge of this version," Sarmiento said, as quoted by BuzzFeed. At least 273 people were killed -- a toll that rose slightly from Tuesday to Wednesday -- and scores more are injured across central Mexico. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said late Wednesday night the top priority is finding survivors. He said more than 50 people have been rescued. The government has set up dozens of shelters for people whose homes were destroyed or damaged.


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Rescue services and volunteers search for victims on Thursday under the debris of the school that collapsed in the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico City.

Dozens of buildings have been flattened by the earthquake around central Mexico. It struck Tuesday, on the 32nd anniversary of a magnitude-7 quake that killed thousands in and around Mexico City in 1985. As Mexico grapples with the aftermath of a generational earthquake, the U.S. Department of Defense said dozens of disaster recovery workers who are part of the USAID program were dispatched to Mexico City to help with the recovery. Those workers include members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department who are specially trained for quake response efforts. The fact the country was rocked by two earthquakes in 11 days has seismologists puzzled. The initial tremor, a magnitude-8.1, was followed by an apparently unrelated quake in the same tectonic region, but their varying depths and distance led scientists to conclude the first would have had little to no effect on what caused the second.

Though the second quake was less powerful by a factor of 10, the epicenter's shallow depth of 50 kilometers combined with the geographic characteristics of the area are what made it so much more devastating. "The combination of the earthquake's location, radiated seismic energy, and the very foundations of Mexico City -- thick, loose soils that behave like a bowl of jelly during earthquakes -- created the conditions for devastation," Steve Hicks, a seismologist with the University of Southampton told The Guardian. In some towns outside the capital city, thousands of people were left homeless. Jojutla, in Morelos state, was particularly hard hit. "Jojutla is damaged badly, but there are communities that have suffered the same or worse," said Óscar Cruz, a spokesman with the local Catholic diocese, told The Guardian. "What's tragic is that the damage is worst in the poorest pueblos." The state governor of Puebla said 1,700 homes there were declared uninhabitable, and nearly every structure in the town of Metepec sustained damage.

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stjames1_53
09-22-2017, 04:52 AM
Quake collapses school in Mexico City...
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21 children dead, dozens missing after quake collapses school in Mexico City
Sept. 20, 2017 -- Rescue teams frantically sifted through debris of a flattened schoolhouse in Mexico City Wednesday, in a race to find dozens of children who remain unaccounted for, just hours after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit.


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All children at collapsed Mexican school accounted for
Sept. 21, 2017 -- All children who were in a schoolhouse in Mexico City when it collapsed during an earthquake earlier this week have been accounted for, a Mexican navy official said Thursday.

All children at collapsed Mexican school accounted for
Good news, indeed

waltky
10-01-2017, 08:40 AM
Volcano on island of Vanuatu `bout to blow...
http://www.politicalwrinkles.com/images/smilies/eek.gif Vanuatu evacuating entire island ahead of volcano eruption
Sept. 28, 2017 - The government of Vanuatu has called for what one local journalist called a "Dunkirk-style evacuation" of Ambae.


The government of Vanuatu is trying to evacuate all residents on the island of Ambae as a volcanic eruption appears imminent. The evacuation of more than 11,000 of the island dwellers will likely require a "Dunkirk-style operation," one local journalist told Radio New Zealand, referencing the World War II evacuation of allied forces from France aided by British civilians. "We're going to have to mobilize a lot of civilian marine craft in order to accommodate that large number of people in such a short period of time," journalist Dan McGarry said.


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A volcano on the island of Ambae is prompting the government-forced evacuation of the entire island in Vanuatu.

Clouds of ash from the Lombenben volcano have already fallen onto Ambae's villages, the Vanuatu Daily Post reported. The newspaper reported Friday morning local time that there were some 6,000 residents in need of humanitarian assistance.

Prime Minister Charlot Salwai said the volcano's activity has increased and that he doesn't want to take any chances with the lives of the island's residents. "It is better to rescue people and save lives now than get blamed later when worse happens," Salwai said.

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barb012
10-01-2017, 10:22 AM
We have earthquakes every day all over the world. The ones that get media attention are the ones that create lost of life and destruction.

waltky
01-15-2018, 06:49 AM
One dead following 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Peru...
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One dead following 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Peru
Jan. 14, 2018 -- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Peru Sunday morning, leaving at least one person dead and dozens injured.


A 55-year-old man died in the town of Yauca after being crushed by a rock, Yamila Osorio, governor of the southwestern city of Arequipa, announced on Twitter. Osorio said at least 20 people also were injured in the quake. Jorge Chavez, chief of Peru's Civil Defense Institute, initially said 65 people were injured and another person died in the town of Bella Union, but later rescinded the statement. "The victim reportedly found in Bella Union has not been confirmed," Chavez said. "Officially, we only have one death."


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A magnitude-7.1 earthquake killed one person and left about 20 injured after it struck off the southwestern coast of Peru on Sunday.

The earthquake hit offshore at about 4:18 a.m. at a depth of 24.4 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Its epicenter was in the Pacific Ocean, 25 miles from the town of Acari. Effects of the quake were also felt in Chile and the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially forecasted possible tsunamis for both countries, before issuing a bulletin stating the threat had passed "There is no longer a tsunami threat from this earthquake," the center said.


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The earthquake hit offshore at about 4:18 a.m. at a depth of 24.4 miles and its epicenter was in the Pacific Ocean, 25 miles from the town of Acari.

Homes collapsed and power was lost in the cities of Acari, Jaqui, Tanaca Yauza, Salamanca, Condesuyos and others, said Acari Mayor Jorge Alfonso De La Torre Velarde. President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said he would visit the affected region to "verify the magnitude of the damage and send the needed humanitarian aid."

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waltky
03-15-2018, 11:08 PM
Caribbean ships warned away from underwater volcano...
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Caribbean ships warned away from underwater volcano
March 14, 2018) -- Ships sailing in the Caribbean have been told to steer clear of an underwater volcano that is showing increased seismic activity.


The government of Grenada imposed 3.1 miles exclusion zone around the volcano -- called Kick 'em Jenny -- after the alert was raised to orange, indicating an eruption could take place within 24 hours.


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An eruption from a submarine vent off of the south coast of Iceland in 1963 closely resembled a 1939 eruption of Kick’em Jenny in the Caribbean, scientists said.

The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center issued the warning, saying with the increased alert level ships should steer clear of the exclusion zone, 5 miles off Grenada.

Prof. Richard Robertson of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre said an eruption of the volcano will not likely trigger a tsunami.

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stjames1_53
03-16-2018, 06:24 AM
Caribbean ships warned away from underwater volcano...
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Caribbean ships warned away from underwater volcano
March 14, 2018) -- Ships sailing in the Caribbean have been told to steer clear of an underwater volcano that is showing increased seismic activity.

this is one of the things on my bucket list, to see a 'cano pop it's cork.